Improved spring-bed bottom



BnXJAMtN F. ELL's,

,0F DAYTON, OHIO.

Lffre'rs. Paten: N0.100,3s5, dated March 1,1870.

IMPROVED SPRING-BED BOTTOM.

rl'iie Schedine referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom 'it/nay concern.

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. Elms, of Dayton, in the county of Montgomery, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Spring-Bed Bottoms; and I do hereby declare that the following is a tull, clear, and exact description ot' the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings making a. part ot this specification and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon. Figure 1, of' the drawings, is a front view of my inwention.

Figure 2 is a. top view ot' the same.

. Figure 3 is a central verticalsection.

- My invention relates to spring-bed bottoms, and consists mainly in providing anti-friction bearings for the ends of theslats.

The letter A ot' the drawings, designates the bedstead.

1), the supporting-bar arranged across the bottom of the head-board. v v

vThree upright pins, c c. are driven into the bar B, to support the end of each Slat a.. A similar arrangement at the foot is designed to support the other ends nl' the slats. The middle pin in eaeh set of three prevents tlhe slat from moving endwise, while the other two pins, boing Iarranged on each side, prevent lateral motion.

The slats a. a rest upon the bearing-rod e, secured to the upper side of the bar Bby means of staples or In testimony that I claim the above, I have here`- unto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

' B. F. ELIAS.

` Witnesses JNO. R. WYGKOFF, R. EMERSON. 

